[She bristles a little - it never even enters her mind that his concern might be protective, so she assumes he's questioning her ability.]
I can learn to fight, just like anyone else. What good am I behind a computer? That fight happened so fast today that I didn't even have time to send anyone out. [Her balled-up hands start to shake again, but for a totally different reason.] Everyone says dispatch is just as important, but I know it's not. I'm barely part of the force at all.